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Battle of the ads - searching for a Christmas cracker

Scrambling for end-of-year holiday shoppers big brands are rolling out more expensive and inventive ad campaigns with the focus on internet clicks.

Economy

Christmas spends down in Britain and France say surveys

Cash registers might be ringing up less in sales this Christmas in Britain and France according to twin surveys

Economy

Britain's Brexit bonanza: slower growth, inflation and more borrowing

Growth in the UK looks set to drop in 2017

Economy

UK borrowing falls unexpectedly but debt remains high

There is some good news for Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond ahead of his first Autumn Statement.

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Economy

May pledges to make Britain corporate tax haven

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May has moved to ease business concerns over Brexit talks.

Economy

Chill winds drive October UK retail sales growth by most since 2002

It was spend, spend, spend in Britain in October as retail sales surged by 1.9 percent from September and jumped 7.4 percent from a year ago.

Economy

British jobless rate falls to 11-year low

Britain's jobless rate unexpectedly fell to an 11-year low between July and September, but there were also signs of a possible labour market slowdown.

Economy

UK inflation slips but Bank of England warns of price rises ahead

Inflation in Britain slipped slightly in October, but Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has warned higher prices are on the way in the UK.

Economy

Bank of England drops planned UK interest rate cut

The Bank of England has scrapped plans to cut UK interest rates and took a neutral stance as it raised its forecasts for growth and inflation in 2017.

Economy

Moody's warns of credit rating risks over Brexit terms

Ratings agency Moody's has said Britain's credit rating risks being downgraded depending on the trade deal it negotiates with the European Union.

Economy

Bank of England governor Mark Carney to stay until June 2019

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is to stay in that job until the end of June 2019 to help smooth Britain's departure from the European Union.

Economy

Protests over Britain's planned expansion to London's Heathrow airport

The British government is to expand Europe's busiest airport - Heathrow - spending the equivalent of up to 20 billion euros to build a third runway.

Business Series

Smoking consolidation: British American Tobacco bids for Reynolds American

A huge cigarette merger is in the offing as British American Tobacco aims to roll up the 58 percent of Reynolds American that it does not already own.

Economy

UK job growth slows but no Brexit shock yet

Job creation in Britain slowed in the three months up to August but it seems the Brexit vote has not yet undermined the labour market.

Economy

Hop over to Paris campaign launched to take advantage of Brexit bank moves

Paris, Frankfurt, Luxembourg and Dublin are stepping up a charm offensive to lure London's financial institutions following the Brexit vote.

Economy

Inflation means inflation with post-Brexit price rises

Inflation in Britain jumped in September, and it was mostly more expensive clothes and costlier fuel which pushed it up, rather than the weaker pound.

Business Series

How will Brexit impact the UK’s thriving creative industries?

Economy

Brexit: trade versus immigration rows reported in British cabinet

UK finance minister Philip Hammond has had to deny that he is close to quitting over the government's Brexit policy.

Economy

UK consumers says 'Brexit vote - so what?'

A new survey finds British consumers were at their most confident in five years in September, though not in London which mostly voted against Brexit.

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Bank of England's Carney says inflation and price rises will make things difficult for some

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has warned inflation will rise with the falling value of the pound pushing up prices.